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PRESSURE DROP CALCULATION OF STEAM PIPING

Inlet Steam Pressure Kg/cm2 (g) 45.00 sp vol 0.07


Steam Temperature 0
C 480 3,271.22
Steam Flow TPH 45 0.91 m3/s
Velocity m/s 30 pi/4 0.79
Pipe diameter (considered) inches 8 0.04
Length of pipe meters 60 0.20
Gate Valve no 2 2.83
Globe Valve no 1 58.95
Bends no 8.0 47.16
Expansion bends no 3.0 106.11

Effective length meters 275.05


Pressure drop Kg/cm2 (g) 1.19
Pressure at outlet Kg/cm2 (g) 43.81
Pipe Diameter (calculated) mm 196
inches 7.73
W 750.00
1,653.45 lb/min
V 0.07
1.16 cft/lb
PD 1.84 lb/in2/100 ft 1.45
0.13
0.00 kg/sqcm/m
1.19
Pressure Input

Steam Tables
(Based 0n Known Steam Pressure)

'Enter' Pressure Value in Selected Unit & Zero for Other Pressure Options,
also 'Enter' Site Elevation above Sea Level in Metres & Total Temperature
if Steam is Super Heated.
(Note: With all Pressure Units at '0.00' Atmospheric Pressure is Assumed.)

Description Units Inputs

Steam Pressure - (Gauge) kg/cm2g 45.00


Steam Pressure - (Gauge) lbs/in2g 0.00
Steam Pressure - (Gauge) barg 1.00

Elevation above Sea Level m 616.88


Atmospheric Pressure kg/cm2a 0.963
Temperature Super Heated Steam degC 480.00
(Enter Zero if Steam is Saturated) Results Results Results
Units Metric Units Imperial Units SI

Steam Pressure - (Absolute) kg/cm2a 46.85 lbs/in2a 666.36 bara 45.94


Temperature Saturated Steam degC 259.43 degF 498.97 degC 259.43
Specific Heat kcal/degC 1.0424 btu/degF 1.0424 kJ/degC 4.36
Sensible Heat kcal/kg 270.42 btu/lb 488.10 kJ/kg 1,132.18
Total Heat Saturated Steam kcal/kg 670.29 btu/lb 1,206.52 kJ/kg 2,806.36
Latent Heat kcal/kg 399.87 btu/lb 718.41 kJ/kg 1,674.18
Specific Volume Saturated Steam m3/kg 0.05 ft3/lb 0.75 dm3/kg 46.80

Temperature Superheated Steam degC 480.00 degF 896.00 degC 480.00


Total Heat Super Heated Steam kcal/kg 807.93 btu/lb 1,454.27 kJ/kg 3,382.63
Spec Volume Super Heated Steam m3/kg 0.07 ft3/lb 1.16 dm3/kg 72.69

Note: the results are calculated from formulae with an accuracy of approximately +/- 1 to 1.5%.

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